Author Description

Adriaan Reland (1676-1718) and his formative years: a prelude to De religione mohammedica / Henk J. van Rinsum -- Adriaan Reland's legacy as a scholar of Islam / Lot Brouwer -- Follow the light: Adriaan Reland (1676-1718) on Muhammad / Christian Lange -- Adriaan Reland and Dutch scholarship on Islam: scholarly and religious visions of the Muslim pilgrimage / Richard van Leeuwen -- The first Dutch translation of Ḥavy ibn yaqẓān, Reland's annotated version and the mysterious translator S.D.B. / Remke Kruk and Arnoud Vrolijk -- Adriaan Reland's fascination with the languages of the world / Toon van Hal -- Digging without dirt: Adriaan Reland's explorations of the Holy Land / Ulrich Groetsch -- "Geleerdster der landbeschryveren"?: Adriaan Reland mapping Persia and Japan, 1705-1715 / Tobias Winnerling -- Adriaan Reland, Galatea: an introduction / Dirk Sacré -- Adriaan Reland: a life in fragments / Anna Pytlowany -- The manuscript collection of Adriaan Reland in the University Library of Utrecht and beyond / Bart Jaski -- The Adriaan Reland collection at Leiden University Library: Antoine Galland autographs, Oriental manuscripts and the enigmas of the 1761 auction catalogue / Arnoud Vrolijk -- Adriaan Reland on Islamic gems and seals: an annotated translation of the Latin text / Jan Just Witkam.